AACN Nurse Orientation Pathway: A New Approach to Nurse Orientation

- Introducing AACN's New Nurse Orientation Pathway — an efficient, affordable solution to safely and effectively transition new nurses from orientation to more independent patient care. This easy-to-implement solution measures the competence and knowledge of nurses entering adult acute, progressive or critical care settings. The result is a positive experience for nurse orientees and a personalized path towards providing better quality care for patients.

Learn More: https://www.aacn.org/education/new-nurse-orientation

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Many healthcare systems are implementing quality improvement initiatives without the benefit of well-designed orientation programs. Here’s how this program can help nurse educators, nurse leaders, experienced nurses and new nurses on your unit:

Identifying Knowledge Gaps and Educational Needs
Help preceptors and educators kickstart your nurses’ transformative journey with the AACN Knowledge Assessment Tool. When used as a pretest, this easy-to-implement digital tool rapidly identifies knowledge gaps and educational needs, and features validated knowledge competencies aligned with resources to help address individual needs during the nurse orientation period. Usher in a new, tailored learning experience that focuses on knowing how to provide quality of care.

What is the AACN Knowledge Assessment Tool?
This digitally delivered assessment provides insights into the baseline knowledge of new nurses in either intensive care units (ICUs) or progressive care units (PCUs). It helps determine a clear, and specific learning pathway during their orientation process focused on patient care specific to their area of practice.

The ICU Knowledge Assessment Tool includes the following topics:
- Patient Management
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Heart Failure
- Managing Oxygenation and Ventilation
- Respiratory Failure and ARDS
- Invasive Ventilation
- Hemodynamics
- Neurologic Assessment
- Fluid and Electrolytes
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Nutritional Support
- Glycemic Control
- Transfusion Management
-Multisystem Disorders and Management

The PCU Knowledge Assessment Tool includes the following topics:
- Patient Management
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Heart Failure
- Managing Oxygenation and Ventilation
- Respiratory Failure, ARDS and Invasive Ventilation
- Hemodynamics
- Neurologic Assessment
- Fluid and Electrolytes
- Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Nutritional Support
- Glycemic Control
- Transfusion Management
- Multisystem Disorders and Management

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Learn more about AACN Knowledge Assessment Tool: https://www.aacn.org/education/new-nurse-orientation

Addressing Knowledge Gaps With Accuracy
After the pretest, provide each nurse orientee with personalized educational content through Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO), an online training course created to address specific areas of improvement identified by the AACN Knowledge Assessment Tool.

What is ECCO?
ECCO is an innovative approach to remote training, featuring up-to-date, interactive and evidence-based education that easily blends into the existing orientation plans on your unit floor. Here are some ways ECCO has helped healthcare professionals:
- ECCO has helped influence competence in critical care nursing across the United States, Canada and beyond. More than 1,100 healthcare facilities have implemented ECCO.
- More than 92,000 nurses have successfully completed the program.
- 83% of unit leaders saw an increase in recognition of stability changes in their acutely or critically ill patients after their new nurses completed ECCO.

Learn more about ECCO in this learner-focused orientation: https://www.aacn.org/education/new-nurse-orientation

Going Beyond Checklists During the Preceptor Period
Empower preceptors and managers with eight synergy nurse competencies and a powerful toolkit, allowing them to confidently determine when a nurse is ready to transition from orientation to more independent patient assignments.

What is in the toolkit?
When the accompanying toolkit is integrated into this portion of orientation, it includes the documentation tools for both the synergy nurse competencies and performance outcomes as well as clear and specific KSA checklists.

Ensuring Nurses Are Prepared to Finish Orientation
As this individualized orientation program approaches completion, use the AACN Knowledge Assessment Tool once again. By using it as a posttest, you can confirm that knowledge gaps, specific to each orientee, have been addressed successfully. Your team is now ready for the challenges ahead, equipped with a robust foundation of competence and confidence.

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